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For leftist Jews, the Bund is a model: the radical history behind one of Europes biggest socialist movements
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (302+ words) A new book by Molly Crabapple documents the rise and fall of a revolutionary Jewish party that fought against Zionism and for "solidarity across difference" Crabapple and I are sitting at a wooden table in her Williamsburg apartment, which is…...
As Bondi's Jewish community celebrates Passover, freedom and fear are front of mind
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1193+ words) For many bereaved families the holiday " which commemorates their ancestors" liberation from slavery 3, 000 years ago " is going to be "very, very confronting" Rabbi Mendy Ulman"s family is one of a dozen who will be sitting down for the Jewish…...
It should shame us that Jews live in fear in 21st-century Britain | Letters
2+ week, 3+ day ago (700+ words) Zaki Cooper and Susan Saffer respond to Jonathan Freedland's article on antisemitic attacks, and John Reizenstein and Liz Fewings to an article by David Davidi-Brown Jonathan Freedland writes a timely article about the dangers facing Jews in the diaspora (Attacks…...
Swastika found scratched into window of Jewish bagel shop in Sydney
2+ week, 4+ day ago (464+ words) Police investigate damage at Lox in a Box, Paddington, latest in string of alleged antisemitic incidents in wake of Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 and Israel's war in Gaza A swastika has been found etched into the window of a Sydney…...
Attorney general asks if Kemi Badenoch would object to Jewish public prayer
3+ week, 3+ day ago (342+ words) Exclusive: Richard Hermer, who is Jewish, says Tory leader and shadow minister seem "to only have an issue with Muslim events" Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has challenged Kemi Badenoch to say whether she would object to Jewish prayer in…...
Sydney Swans admit to altering Bondi attack tribute to omit mention of Jewish community
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (465+ words) Club apologises again for "error of judgment" on opening night Swans say there was no directive from AFL to make change to script The Sydney Swans have again apologised for the club"s "error of judgment" that resulted in the…...
US Jewish communities warn increased security is needed after Michigan attack
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (570+ words) Attack has stoked fears of increased violence against Jewish targets in backlash to escalating US-Israeli war against Iran Jewish communities across the US have condemned an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue by a man driving a truck containing explosives, and…...
Nazi letters reveal paper restorers" role in compiling Holocaust "hitlist"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (479+ words) Exclusive: Research uncovers programme to make centuries-old records legible to detect people's ancestry Large numbers of paper restorers and bookbinders were recruited by the Nazis and "contributed directly to genocide" during the second world war, according to research. A British…...
Isaac Herzog brings goodwill and a warning as he visits Bondi beach after terror attack
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (937+ words) The Israeli president pays tribute to those who rushed to help Jews during the massacre and urges "we must all act to fight against" antisemitism He came to Bondi beach with words, with "goodwill, and with stones in his pocket....
Isaac Herzog meets survivors of Bondi terror attack, saying "when one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1052+ words) Israeli president will meet prime minister Anthony Albanese and travel to Canberra and Melbourne as pro-Palestine supporters stage protests Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, has told members of the Jewish community "when one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain…...